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CENTRAL EUROPE
34 China pledges to boost trade and infrastructure ties with CEE countries
35 Former soldier confesses to murdering Slovakian journalist Jan Kuciak
SOUTHEAST EUROPE
36 ANALYSIS: Is the Turkish lira any less vulnerable than last year?
37 HSBC Turkey CEO acquitted of insulting Erdogan by retweeting ‘Hitler’ video
39 Albania clamps down on cannabis but trafficking of hard drugs increases
EASTERN EUROPE
40 Ukraine’s bond market revolution about to begin, just as debt repayments are about to soar
42 Belarus threatens to suspend Russia's oil transit to Europe amid snowballing energy conflict with Moscow
EURASIA
44 TEHRAN BLOG:“Dangerous and disingenuous” – Is Trump building a case for war with Iran?
46 Russia restarts Turkmen gas imports after 3-year stoppage
47 Georgia’s leading commercial bank TBC moves into Uzbekistan
OPINION
48 ISTANBUL BLOG:
Another rough day out of the office for finance minister Albayrak
51 KYIV BLOG: President Zelenskiy is the wind of change
55 NEWS ANALYSIS: Trump dramatically ups ante in fight with Iran saying ‘no more oil waivers’
NEW EUROPE IN NUMBERS
59 Combined net profit of Russian banks soars to RUB587bn in January-March as sector continues to recover
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